John W. Pearson:
Why write a business fable about penguins to champion change management? In the author Q&A section of “Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions,” John Kotter explains:
“I’ve been studying for a long time how people learn. And I think it is pretty clear that our brains are hardwired for stories. A good story is easy to absorb and remember, especially if it has emotional components.” He notes that interesting animal stories have “some basic points in them that, because they stick around in your mind, can actually change what we do.”
Coauthor Holger Rathgeber adds, “The whole thing started when I was asked to spend two to three hours with a large audience of managers and executives focusing on John’s Eight Steps from his ‘Leading Change’ book. It was clear to me that a PowerPoint presentation wasn’t a good way to do this. So I created a very rough plot about a colony of penguins sitting on an iceberg that is melting.”
You’ll love the humor—because you’ve likely heard similar suggestions in recent team meetings! What should the penguins do about their melting iceberg? “Another bird...
United States on Jan 25, 2024
Ken:
I just finished this book a few hours. It took about 2 hours or so to get through 160ish pages.
If you are familiar with John Kotter’s eight steps to change, then you’ll quickly identify how this fable incorporates those eight steps. To be clear, this a story about penguins and the change process they go through to convince their colony that they must move. It is NOT a how-to guide. It does not really discuss theory. There’s some content at the end that discusses what the penguin went through and how it relate to the eight steps of change.
If you are a practitioner, this book provides examples that you can use to communicate the change process to individuals that make not be familiar or are struggling to understand.
If you are unfamiliar with how change works in an organization and don’t want to read a bunch about theory, this book will give you very light insight into what that process looks like in an easy-to-read, sometimes funny, format.
I have no reason to give this book anything less than a five star rating as it perfectly executes what it set out to do.
United States on Jan 18, 2024
Carlos E. Sandoval:
Cumple con todo lo publicado en la descripción.
Mexico on Dec 20, 2023
Amazon Customer:
Filled with humor, it will keep you entertained the whole way through. The book is like a children’s book, with pictures on pages and large text. However, it provides key points that anyone can use for change leadership. All in a way that is easy to digest.
United States on Nov 22, 2023
Jay:
An amazing story to understand change management process
India on Nov 04, 2023
Maureen Painter:
I really liked this book. Especially the storyline that goes with the lesson. It never got boring and I always looked forward to my reading time.
United States on Sep 08, 2023
JessicaH:
This book offers an interesting perspective on leading change within your organization. Many practical tips presented through the eyes of penguins.
United States on Apr 07, 2023
Karen M:
This is a really good book to give a group that needs help coping with change.
Canada on Oct 28, 2022
Cliente Amazon:
Great book and perfectly new
Spain on Dec 06, 2020
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| Language | English | English | English |
| Dimensions | 5.79 x 0.65 x 8.5 inches | 7.76 x 5.08 x 0.78 inches | 6 x 1 x 9.25 inches |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House; 2nd edition | Harvard Business Review Press; Updated, Expanded edition | Harvard Business Review Press; Illustrated edition |
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| Leadership & Motivation | Leadership & Motivation | Leadership & Motivation | Leadership & Motivation |
| ISBN-10 | 0399563911 | 1422188612 | 163369870X |
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| ISBN-13 | 978-0399563911 | 978-1422188613 | 978-1633698703 |
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| Item Weight | 1.04 pounds | 9.9 ounces | 1.05 pounds |
| Hardcover | 176 pages | 304 pages | 256 pages |
Helped inspire me to write a dissertation on Change Management in the workplace
United Kingdom on Feb 21, 2024